An 87-year-old Riverside woman died Saturday night when the car in which she was riding was hit head-on, police said.

Witnesses and the investigation revealed that a 23-year-old Riverside woman was driving her Hyundai west on Central Avenue at the point near Fairview Avenue where the road curves and becomes Alessandro Boulevard.

The woman, who was driving alone, failed to make the curve and struck an eastbound Toyota Prius with three people in it, the Riverside Police Department wrote in a news release.

The 87-year-old, who was in the back seat of the Toyota, was pronounced dead at Riverside Community Hospital. The Hyundai and the two others in the Toyota were all hospitalized with what were described as moderate injuries. None of the victims has been publicly identified.

The Police Departmentâs Major Accident Investigation Team is probing the collision. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Det. Rick Prince at 951-826-8722.

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